1. Public Participation Conclusions
1. Officials make better decisions when the public is included.
2. Public involvement includes both outreach (awareness raising)
and inputs (consultation).
3. The public is multifaceted and broad.
4. NGOs can be part of the solution.
5. Tools exist to improve institutional, programmatic and event-
specific participation.
6. Participation process is gradual, messy and challenging.
7. Success is far off but progress is real.